7 Kid-Friendly Tablets for Every Budget

Hardware specs are not the most important bit to consider when shopping for a tablet for your kids. Durability, warranty, and the availability of parental controls are the most important features to keep in mind.

Available kid-friendly content is also essential. Android by Google and Apple iOS have plenty to offer on this front. Individual device manufacturers, such as Amazon and Samsung, also have kid-centric content platforms that are quite good.

The Amazon Fire Kids Edition tablet is a capable device that packs a quality 7-inch display, a duo of cameras, and expandable storage. Most importantly, the slate comes with a sturdy construction, sweet two-year warranty, and an extensive set of parental controls. As expected from an Amazon product, the Fire tablet comes with an intuitive interface and a bevy of kid-friendly content. The latter includes not only books, but also shows and TV apps.

The recently updated Samsung Galaxy Tab A with a 7-inch display is a great budget-friendly tablet, which can easily be converted to a kid-friendly gadget via one of the many optional cases. In addition to solid hardware specs, the Android slate comes with optional subscription content for kids. Dubbed Samsung Kids, the platform includes various app categories, as well as excellent parental controls.

The Apple iPad is always a solid buy for your kids, because it offers the best selection of apps, games, and educational content in the business. From an entry-level iPad mini 2, all the way to a 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro, choose a model depending on your budget and the age of your little one. There are plenty of rugged cases to choose from for the iPad that will keep it in one piece.

This particular variant of the 9.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A comes with a built-in stylus pen, so it is perfect for creative youngsters. Just like the more compact Galaxy Tab A we already mentioned, the 9.7-inch variant of the Android slate can run the Samsung Kids platform with plenty of dedicated content and robust parental controls.

The Lenovo Tab 3 Essential is a compact and affordable Android tablet with a 7-inch display and robust polycarbonate body. The gadget's low price tag ensures that even if your kids actually manage to break it, its replacement will not hit your wallet too hard. Solid battery life and a vast selection of kids-friendly Android content make the Lenovo Tab 3 Essential an excellent pick for tight-fisted buyers.

With a 6-inch display, the Amazon Fire HD 6 Kids Edition is a more compact variant of the Fire tablet we already mentioned with a 6-inch display. Like its larger sibling, the slate comes with a kid-friendly case and user interface, two-year warranty, overwhelming amount of content to enjoy, and parental controls.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab E Lite Kids Android tablet has been designed from the ground up to be used and abused by little ones. Its key features include a 7-inch display, expandable memory, and plenty of preloaded educational content. The latter includes three months free of the tech giant's Samsung Kids content platform.

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